Asked by presenter Joanna Gosling what she thought of Mr Miliband’s opinion that democracy did not end after the EU referendum vote and Brexit should be re-looked at, the Tory commentator was not impressed.

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Jo-Anne Nadler said David Miliband's comments were wrong and the UK must now focus on Brexit policy

The real question now is what are the policies that are going to underpin the way we carry out our Brexit

Tory commentator Jo-Anne Nadler

She said: “It’s kind of equivalent to a beleaguered Conservative MP at this point who may have lost his seat in what was a very poor election campaign earlier this year, saying ‘you know what, let’s have another election now because we didn’t do too well two or three months ago.

“I mean the decision was taken, the real question now is what are the policies that are going to underpin the way we carry out our Brexit."

Mr Miliband has urged politicians from all parties to fight back against the "worst consequences" of last year's vote to leave the EU.

He warned Brexit was an "unparalleled act of economic self-harm” and that “politics and government are setting new standards for dysfunction” in an article for the Observer.

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He said: "People say we must respect the referendum. We should. But democracy did not end on June 23 2016. The referendum will be no excuse if the country is driven off a cliff.

"MPs are there to exercise judgment. Delegating to Theresa May and David Davis, never mind Boris Johnson and Liam Fox, the settlement of a workable alternative to EU membership is a delusion, not just an abdication."

He also praised Chancellor Philip Hammond for pushing for a post-Brexit transition deal with the EU.

Papers published by the Government from next week, which lay the ground for the next round of talks, will cover Northern Ireland, availability of goods for the European Union and UK and access to official documents post Brexit.